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Learn about a prescription treatment option for OAB

Healthy bladder tips

You don’t have to just put up with overactive bladder (OAB)

There are things you can do to manage your OAB symptoms, including:

• Manage fluid intake

Good fluid intake involves not drinking too much and not drinking too little. Most people should drink four to six 8-oz cups of fluid a day. At least half of that should be water.

• Strengthen your pelvic floor muscles

Your pelvic floor is a series of muscles in the base of your pelvis. To locate them, think about the muscle used to stop the flow of urine and work on contracting and releasing this muscle.

• Alter your diet and/or make other lifestyle changes

Some foods can irritate your bladder more than others. Here are some common offenders: caffeine, citrus fruits and juices, artificial sweeteners, tomato-based foods, sodas, alcohol, and spicy foods. Drinking more water can also help dilute the irritation.

• Talk to your doctor

If your bladder is interfering with your life, check with your doctor and find out if you could have OAB.



 
  

1 in 6 adults have OAB

You're not alone: It's a real medical condition that can be treated.
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Talk to your doctor about Overactive Bladder

Your doctor has no way of knowing how your bladder issues are affecting your life unless you bring it up. Need help getting things out in the open?
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Healthy bladder tip

Manage your fluid intake

Maintaining good intake involves not drinking too much and not drinking too little. Most people should drink four to six 8-oz. cups of fluid a day. At least half of that should be water.
Get more tips

How the bladder works

Stregthen your pelvic floor muscles

Your pelvic floor is a series of muscles in the base of your pelvis. To locate them, think about the muscle used to stop the flow of urine and work on contracting and releasing this muscle.
Get more tips

Healthy bladder tip

Alter your diet

Cut down on bladder irritants like: caffeine, citrus fruits and juices, artificial sweeteners, tomato-based foods, sodas, alcohol, and spicy foods. Drinking more water can also help dilute the irritation.
Get more tips

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